How Nonprofits Can Benefit from the Sports Team Effect
By Brian Williamson Nonprofit organizations and sports teams might seem worlds apart at first glance, but beneath the surface lies a shared set of challenges: resource constraints, the need to foster teamwork, the money they make is in direct correlation with outward success, and the relentless pursuit of ambitious goals …
Toronto Star and Investigative Journalism Bureau: “This Canadian cancer charity tells the public it spends most of its donations on charitable works. Financial records tell a different story.”
By Mark Blumberg An interesting story appeared in the Toronto Star on December 15, 2024 by Max Binks-Collier of the Investigative Journalism Bureau. The article is entitled “This Canadian cancer charity tells the public it spends most of its donations on charitable works. Financial records tell a different story”. It …
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In Conversation: Karen Keating Ansara, founder of the Network of Engaged International Donors and the cofounder of the Ansara Family Fund Nick Palahnuk, Founder of PhilanthPro, talks with experts about strategic philanthropy as a part of a series with Foundation Magazine. PhilanthPro is an innovative software that helps advisors bring …
Your AI To-do List for 2025, plus 8 Practical AI Pilot Projects
By George Irish 2024 was another landmark year for artificial intelligence, capped off in just the past few weeks with big advancements in real-time AI voice conversations, Hollywood-quality video generators, and AI Agent-automated work processes. As we enter 2025, AI’s rapid evolution shows no signs of slowing down – and …
“Give & Get” – Start Spreading the News
The Accidental Philanthropist® – Mark Halpern By Mark Halpern, CFP, TEP, MFA-P Imagine if you knew something that others didn’t know that could help them, their families and the causes they care about. How much you would want to share that information – but how hard would it be? Where …
Fraser Institute: Canadian generosity hits lowest point in 20 years
VANCOUVER, BC–The number of Canadians donating to charity—as a percentage of all tax filers—is at the lowest point in 20 years, finds a new study published by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank. “The holiday season is a time to reflect on charitable giving, and the …
CanadaHelps Reveals Canada’s Most Generous Cities
Centre Wellington ranked Canada’s most generous city per capita in 2024 for a second year in a row TORONTO, ON–CanadaHelps, the country’s largest online platform for donating and fundraising, has named Centre Wellington, Ontario as Canada’s most generous city among Canada’s top 200 most populated cities in the country, based …
Daylight and PhilanthPro Launch a new Partnership
LOS ANGELES, CA–Daylight and PhilanthPro launch a new partnership to give wealth and philanthropy advisors access to training and technology to deepen their philanthropic advising. Daylight is a platform where advisors can find the knowledge, ideas, and community to support their passion for growth, service, and philanthropic outcomes. Their flagship …
Five Lives: What We Do – September/October 2024
Each issue Foundation Magazine provides a mini-profile of five people whose work and commitment make Canada a more liveable country. We thank them for their service. Five Lives Alexis Kane Speer is the Founder and Executive Director of STEP Public Art, a Canadian charity that supports and elevates …